by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Jan 13, 2023 | In the Studio
What are you struggling with most in your art? This is a question I asked in my Soft Pastel Facebook Group. The response was huge!! There were some repeating responses. But you know what? I’ve struggled with all the same things in the past and present and...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Dec 15, 2022 | In the Studio
I was delighted to meet Licey a couple of weeks ago in my Soft Pastel Facebook group. We were discussing blending tools and she told me she is blind. This is something close to my heart as I nearly lost the sight in one of my eyes in 2010. I was really interested...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Dec 9, 2022 | Artist Advice
What are you struggling with most in your art? This is a question I asked in my Facebook Group members this week. The response was huge!! There were some repeating responses. But you know what? I’ve struggled with all these things in the past and present...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Nov 25, 2022 | Artist Advice, Personal Growth
Here are some quick tips that you can use right now to improve your art. Whatever medium you use, these tips can help: Take a photo of your painting You can take a photo at any stage thoughout your painting and look at it in isolation from the work itself. This...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Nov 18, 2022 | Artist Advice, Personal Growth
I had just come to the end of 7 weeks off without pastelling. No art whatsoever! This was enforced rest after my foot operation so I had no woes about motivation or enthusiasm and I had prepared myself for the fact this was going to happen. So it was time to get back...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Nov 7, 2022 | In the Studio
Tips for choosing the best pastel paper The truth about paper for soft pastel…? It’s the most important part of the whole process, even as a beginner, actually, especially as a beginner. Because the paper can be the difference between loving and hating...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Jun 2, 2022 | Personal Growth
Hey everyone I want to share with you a glimpse in to my life last week. Whilst I was painting this Leopard Tutorial last week, did I make it look easy? Did it feel like I was full of confidence? And I knew exactly what I was doing? Well I can tell you that actually I...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Jul 18, 2021 | Soft Pastel Tips
Black Labrador Fur in Soft Pastel My online class members have been asking me to do a black dog fur tutorial for a while now because black dog fur can be quite a tricky effect to achieve. However, they surprised me when I asked them this question: “What do...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Jul 16, 2021 | Soft Pastel Supplies
My Favourite Pastel Pencils Many of my students ask me about which pastel pencils are the darkest, the softest, the brightest, the lightest so I’ve put together this useful list of my favourite and most useful pastel pencils. But first off, lets talk about THE...
by Sue Kerrigan-Harris | Jul 4, 2021 | Artist Advice
Framing Instructions Yay! You’ve finished your pastel painting and you’ve handed it to your customer who completely adores it, well done! But did you give your customer Framing Instructions? It doesn’t matter if they are going to take it to a...
